[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 65 (Friday, May 10, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4900-H4901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       2938. A letter from the Chair, National Commission on 
     Libraries and Information Science, transmitting the 24th 
     annual report of the activities of the Commission covering 
     the period October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1504; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       2939. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director and Chief 
     Operating Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule--Valuation of Plan 
     Benefits in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Plan Benefits 
     and Plan Assets Following Mass Withdrawal; Amendments 
     Adopting Additional PHGC Rates (29 CFR Parts 2619 and 2676) 
     received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       2940. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting

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     the Commission's final rule--Use of Electronic Media by 
     Broker-Dealers, Transfer Agents, and Investment Advisers for 
     Delivery of Information; Additional Examples Under the 
     Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 
     Investment Company Act of 1940--received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       2941. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule--Use of 
     Electronic Media for Delivery Purposes (RIN: 3235-AG67) 
     received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       2942. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles or defense services sold commercially to the 
     International Telecommunications Satellite Organization 
     [INTELSAT] (Transmittal No. DTC-25-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2943. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy 
     of Presidential Determination No. 96-22: Determination 
     Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International Relations.
       2944. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1995, 
     through March 1, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       2945. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Relocation Benefits Reinvention Act of 1996''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2946. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 
     1996''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2947. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting notification of the Secretary's intention to 
     award specific watershed restoration contracts on National 
     Forest System lands outside the standard full and open 
     competition procedures required by the Competition in 
     Contracting Act of 1984, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       2948. A letter from the Program Management Officer, 
     National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final rule--Marine Mammal Special Exception Permits to Take, 
     Import and Export Marine Mammals; Update of Office of 
     Management and Budget (RIN: 0648-AD11) received May 8, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       2949. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule--Final Guidelines for the Jacob Wetterling Crimes 
     Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration 
     (RIN: 1105-AA36) received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2950. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Establishment of Class E Airspace, Hollister, CA--Docket No. 
     95-AWP-13 (RIN: 2120-AA66) (1996-0017) received May 9, 1996, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2951. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Weather Service Modernization Streamlining Act 
     of 1996''; to the Committee on Science.
       2952. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Ocean 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Ocean Thermal 
     Energy Conservation Licensing Program (RIN: 0648-AI42) 
     received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       2953. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule--Medical; VA Health Professional 
     Scholarship Program, Correction (RIN: 2900-AH99) received May 
     9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       2954. A letter from the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco and Firearms, transmitting the Bureau's final rule--
     Technical Amendments--received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2955. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Unit, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Information Reporting and Backup Withholding (RIN: 1545-AL99) 
     received May 9, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2956. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide authorization of appropriations for the U.S. 
     International Trade Commission for fiscal year 1998, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2957. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting copies of the fiscal year 1997 
     budget requests of the Federal Aviation Administration to the 
     Department, including requests for facilities and equipment 
     and research, engineering, and development, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. app. 2205(f); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Science.
       2958. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide for the participation of the United States in the 
     Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle 
     East and North Africa; jointly, to the Committees on Banking 
     and Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Commerce.
       2959. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled the ``Department of Defense Civilian Intelligence 
     Personnel Reform Act''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), National Security, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       2960. A letter from the Director, Central Intelligence 
     Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled 
     the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997,'' 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), Naational Security, the 
     Judiciary, and Government Reform and Oversight.

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